gouvernail
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French governail, from Latin gubernāculum. By surface analysis, gouverner + -ail.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gouvernail m (plural gouvernails)
- rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gouvernail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.